3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (389+ words) Cluster munitions killed or injured at least 1,063 people worldwide last year, the third-highest annual toll on record, with civilians, including children, accounting for 87 percent of the recorded casualties, according to a new report by the Cluster Munition Coalition’s research network....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (104+ words) The Defense Post A Chinese state-owned company reportedly shipped 46 tons of carbon-fiber precursor to a sanctioned Russian company that supplies material for Geran attack drones Shipping documents obtained by POLITICO show that Jilin Chemical Fiber Group sent the material to…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (108+ words) The Defense Post The Indian Army has opened a dedicated facility to inspect military drones for security vulnerabilities, malicious modifications, and Chinese-made components Based in New Delhi, the Assessment and Analysis of Electronic Systems Hardware for Vulnerabilities and Security Threats…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1268+ words) As geopolitical conflict extends into cyberspace, military personnel and their families have become targets on a new digital front. Increasingly, that front begins not at the installation gate, but on the smartphones, laptops, tablets, and connected devices used every day…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (122+ words) The UK has launched a 5-million-pound ($6.8-million) competition seeking new defenses against mass drone attacks on deployed ground forces. Known as Project PANOPTES, the initiative calls fo The UK has launched a 5-million-pound ($6.8-million) competition seeking new defenses against mass…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (188+ words) Russia is offering its “Bizon” counter-drone system to Egypt, following Cairo’s report of an unprecedented drone strike at its Damietta Port since the outbreak of the Iran-Israel-US conflict. The TKB-1167 Bizon is an export version of the Russian army’s Zubr…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (124+ words) The Defense Post Mexico will soon be able to procure American drone technology under a new defense agreement that gives its Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) access to the US Army’s digital marketplace Signed by US Secretary of the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (334+ words) US military personnel have continued to publicly share workout data from bases across the Middle East on Strava, a fitness app that records users’ exercise routines, months after US Central Command (CENTCOM) imposed strict geolocation controls across the region. A…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (179+ words) A US Marine firing a rifle during c-sUAS training. Image: Lance Cpl. Cody Fitzgerald via DVIDS The US Marine Corps has begun service-level training to teach troops how to counter drone threats using standard-issue weapons they already carry. Held at…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (118+ words) The Defense Post The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced the creation of Task Force “Falcon Strike,” its first multinational, multi-domain suicide drone unit operating in the Middle East Headquartered alongside US Special Operations Command Central at MacDill…...